Whincup lives on the Gold Coast. He is a sports enthusiast and when not racing enjoys playing cricket, football, tennis and watersports.

Early career

Whincup's interest in motor racing commenced at the age of 7 when his father purchased him a go-kart. From 1991 through to 1997, he won numerous Rookie and Junior titles at a state level. He was crowned KartOz Magazine's Karter of the Year and won the FMK Senior Intercontinental A Karting Series in 1998 and the Formula A Series in 1999 before progressing to Formula Ford in 2000, though he claims he had no ambition of turning racing into a career.

Whincup lives on the Gold Coast. He is a sports enthusiast and when not racing enjoys playing cricket, football, tennis and watersports.

Early career

Whincup's interest in motor racing commenced at the age of 7 when his father purchased him a go-kart. From 1991 through to 1997, he won numerous Rookie and Junior titles at a state level. He was crowned KartOz Magazine's Karter of the Year and won the FMK Senior Intercontinental A Karting Series in 1998 and the Formula A Series in 1999 before progressing to Formula Ford in 2000, though he claims he had no ambition of turning racing into a career.

Like Sideshow Bob standing on rakes, the humour was in the painful repetition ... But his record isn't perfect – after all, this is the guy that fired JamieWhincup. This is a golden chance to make up for that Whincup blunder and play the same last chance saloon role Tasman Motorsport played with the now seven-time Supercars champ back in 2005 ... ....

The 41-year-old was expecting to continue with the GRM squad for the 2019 Supercars season, only to be told late last week that he's been dropped in favour of Tickford outcast Stanaway through a multi-year Boost Mobile sponsorship deal ... It was devastating ... "I'm looking forward to sharing a garage with Shane, Craig [Lowndes], and Jamie [Whincup].". ....

The video also includes JamieWhincup trying to contact the recently-retired Craig Lowndes, who isn't named in the clip, but is set to help launch the team's 2019 campaign by driving a car in the new livery at the DalbyAerodrome......

Lowndes has long been the golden boy of Supercars, the seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner a household name in Australia and the series' most recognisable figure overseas ... With Lowndes already retired, and JamieWhincup closer to the end of his career than the start, Mostert could feasibly be a target for Triple Eight as it looks to shore up its future....

He made a risky call to stay out on slicks, had a half-spin that almost let JamieWhincup spoil the fun, and then out-dragged the Triple Eight driver to the finish line to win anyway ...Jamie WhincupView photos. JamieWhincup, Triple Eight Race EngineeringHolden Motorsport.com ... JamieWhincup, Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden....

The 44-year-old made one last start as a Supercars full-timer in Newcastle late last month, ahead of a new career dovetailing an enduro drive with Triple Eight with TV commitments and plans to race at some big overseas events ... we will see!”Read Also. ... "No ... He's widely-tipped to be paired with JamieWhincup for those races in 2019. ....

“Roland [Dane, team owner] has talked a lot about succession plans for Triple Eight over the last few years and finding the right drivers to continue the team’s success is something that’s really important, especially since Jamie [Whincup] is now thinking about his own future and ......

With the intervention from race control, there were stark similarities to the 2017 title showdown at the same circuit. However back then it was McLaughlin that fell foul of the stewards, a pitlane speeding penalty kick-starting the drama that cost him the title to JamieWhincup... "It was a massive year last year, battling all of the time," he said ... ....